European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET_PV(2020)1203_1 MINUTES Extraordinary meeting of 3 December 2020 9.00 – 12.00 and 13.45 – 15.00 and 16.45 – 18.45 BRUSSELS 3 December 2020, 9.00 – 9.15 The meeting opened at 9.07 on Thursday, 3 December 2020, with David McAllister (Chair) presiding. 3 December 2020, 9.00 1. Adoption of agenda AFET_OJ(2020)1203_1 The agenda was adopted. 2. Approval of minutes of meetings of 22 September 2020 PV – PE660.138v01-00 9 November 2020 PV – PE660.248v01-00 The minutes were approved. 3. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions 4. *** Voting time *** PV\1223361EN.docx PE662.010v03-00 EN United in diversityEN The Chair announced following items put to the vote during the two voting sessions of the day: • The Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020; • The Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2020; • The Draft Report on Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2019. The Chair explained the remote voting procedures for the two voting sessions. He verified the quorum and opened the first voting session. Remote voting procedure opened at 9.08 closed at 11.00 5. Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020 AFET/9/04210 2020/2207(INI) Rapporteur: Sven Mikser (S&D) PR – PE657.487v03-00 AM – PE660.086v04-00 AM – PE660.087v04-00 Responsible: AFET Opinions: AFCO Decision: no opinion Adoption of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:22 October 2020, 12.00 Speakers: Özlem Demirel The draft report was adopted: For: 46, Against:17, Abstentions 6 6. Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2020 AFET/9/04191 2020/2206(INI) Rapporteur: David McAllister (PPE) AM – PE659.001v01-00 Responsible: AFET Opinions: AFCO Decision: no opinion Adoption of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:15 October 2020, 11.00 The draft report was adopted: For: 48, Against: 10, Abstentions: 11 PE662.010v03-00 2/14 PV\1223361EN.docx EN 7. Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2019 AFET/9/04123 2020/2208(INI) Rapporteur: Isabel Santos (S&D) PR – PE657.310v01-00 AM – PE658.904v01-00 AM – PE659.051v01-00 Responsible: AFET Opinions: FEMM Christine Anderson (ID) AD – PE658.726v03-00 AM – PE659.040v01-00 Adoption of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:15 October 2020, 12.00 The draft report was adopted: For: 46, Against: 7, Abstentions: 16 All Members that took part in the vote - either present in the committee meeting room or via remote participation - voted by e-mail using printed ballot papers. *** End of vote *** Change of Chair by Željana Zovko (Vice-Chair) at 09:11. 3 December 2020, 9.15 – 10.45 With the presence of Members of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation (INGE) 8. Presentation of the Study on Mapping Fake News and Disinformation in the Western Balkans and Identifying Ways to Effectively Counter Them Speakers: Raphaël Glucksmann (INGE Committee Chair), Simon Greene, Andrey Kovachev, Andreas Schieder, Nathalie Loiseau, Thierry Mariani, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Hermann Tertsch, Isabel Santos, Vladimír Bilčík, Kinga Gál, Dominique Bilde, Borjan Gjuselov, Sunčana Glavak, Gregory Asmolov, Dimitar Bechev * * * 3 December 2020, 10.45 – 12.00 9. Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey AFET/9/01992 PV\1223361EN.docx 3/14 PE662.010v03-00 EN 2019/2176(INI) Rapporteur: Nacho Sánchez Amor (S&D) PR – PE659.095v01-00 Responsible: AFET Opinions: PETI Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR) AD – PE648.437v02-00 AM – PE652.337v01-00 Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments:4 December 2020, 11.00 Speakers: Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hilde Vautmans, Thierry Mariani, Tineke Strik, Kris Peeters, Giorgos Georgiou, Sergey Lagodisnky, Costas Mavrides, Witold Waszczykowski, Myriam Ferran (NEAR), Angelina Eichhorst (EEAS) 10. 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Commission AFET/9/03690 2020/2140(DEC) COM(2020)0288[01] – C9-0220/2020 Rapporteur for the opinion: Nikos Androulakis (S&D) PA – PE660.189v01-00 Responsible: CONT – Joachim Kuhs (ID) Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments:11 December 2020, 11.00 Speakers: Nikos Androulakis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Urmas Paet, Thierry Mariani, Ernest Urtasun 11. 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service AFET/9/03853 2020/2149(DEC) COM(2020)0288[10] – C9-0229/2020 Rapporteur for the opinion: Nikos Androulakis (S&D) PA – PE660.190v01-00 Responsible: CONT – Cristian Ghinea (Renew) Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments:11 December 2020, 11.00 The meeting adjourned at 11:53. * * * 3 December 2020, 13.45 – 15.00 Joint debate with the Committee on Development 12. Exchange of views on the situation in Mozambique PE662.010v03-00 4/14 PV\1223361EN.docx EN Speakers: Fernando Luiz, Rita Laranjinha (EEAS Africa), Francesca Di Mauro (DEVCO), Dominique Albert (ECHO), Michael Gahler, Paulo Rangel, Isabel Santos, Carlos Zorrinho, Dominique Bilde, Jordi Solé, Beata Kempa, The meeting started at 13.53 and adjourned at 15.10 with David McAllister (AFET Chair) and Tomas Tobé (DEVE Chair) presiding. * * * 3 December 2020, 16.45 – 18.45 13. Chair’s announcements David McAllister presiding. *** Announcement of vote results *** The Chair announced the results of the first voting session: • The Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020; - amended • The Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2020; - amended • The Draft Report on Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2019; - amended *** Voting time *** The Chair verified the quorum for the second voting session and opened the remote voting procedure on: - The Final Vote • The Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020; as amended during the first voting session; • The Final Vote The Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2020; as amended during first voting session; • The Final Vote The Draft Report on Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2019; as amended during the first voting session; Voting opened at 16.58 and closed at 18.30. The result of the final vote would be announced in writing. 14. Hearing on "The future transatlantic relations" Speakers: Tonino Picula, Radosław Sikorski, Philip Reeker (Ambassador), Wolfgang Ischinger (Chairman of the Munich Conference on Security Policy), Brian Glynn (EEAS), Karen Donfried (President of the German Marshall Fund), Maria Arena, Anna Bonfrisco, Reinhard Bütikofer, Márton Gyöngyösi, Sergey Lagodinsky, Nathalie Loiseau, Juozas Olekas, Urmas Paet, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Željana Zovko 15. Any other business PV\1223361EN.docx 5/14 PE662.010v03-00 EN 16. Next meetings 10 December 2020, 9.00 – 12.00 and 13.45 – 15.45 and 16.45 – 18.45 (Brussels) The meeting closed at 18.56. PE662.010v03-00 6/14 PV\1223361EN.docx EN Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020 – Rapporteur: Sven Mikser 1.1. Final vote…………………………………………………………………………………………………7 2. Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2020 – Rapporteur: David McAllister 2.1. Final vote………………………………………………………………………………………………....8 3. Draft Report on Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2019 Rapporteur: Isabel Santos 3.1 Final vote .....................................................................................................................................................9 Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PV\1223361EN.docx 7/14 PE662.010v03-00 EN 1. Draft Report on the Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020 – Rapporteur: Sven Mikser 1.1. Final vote FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE 46 + EPP Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov, Traian Băsescu, Arnaud Danjean, Michael Gahler, Kinga Gál, Sunčana Glavak, Sandra Kalniete, Andrius Kubilius, David Lega, Miriam Lexmann, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Lukas Mandl, David McAllister, Vangelis Meimarakis, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor, Radosław Sikorski, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Željana Zovko S&D Maria Arena, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Tanja Fajon, Raphaël Glucksmann, Claudiu Manda, Sven Mikser, Demetris Papakadis, Tonino Picula, Kati Piri, Giuliano Pisapia, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Isabel Santos, Andreas Schieder, Sergei Stanishev RENEW Petras Auštrevičius, Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Bart Groorhuis, Bernard Guetta, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Hilde Vautmans VERTS Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel NI Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Márton Gyöngyösi 17 - S&D Dietmar Köster ID Lars Patrick Berg, Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière, Harald Vilimsky VERTS Alviina Alametsä, Reinhard Bütikofer, Markéta Gregorová, Jordi Solé, Tineke Strik, Salima Yenbou ECR Hermann Tertsch, Charlie Weimers GUE Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz NI Kostas Papadakis 6 0 ID Anna Bonfrisco,